A method and system for designing ai modeling processes based on graph algorithms

ABSTRACT

AI modeling process choreography method and system based on a graph algorithm is provided. The method includes: according to graph data obtained from a front end, generating a graph structure including a plurality of nodes; traversing nodes according to an execution sequence of the nodes in the graph structure, and adding, into a list to be executed, a target node needing to be executed; and traversing the nodes again according to the execution sequence, executing the current node when the current node is in the list, recording and outputting, otherwise, skipping the current node, recording and outputting, and writing states and execution results of the nodes into a database after traversing is completed, wherein the graph data includes node information of the nodes in the AI modeling process, and the node information includes input, output and parameters, so that data processing and model choreography can be combined together.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to PCT Application No.PCT/CN2022/098022, having a filing date of Jun. 10, 2022, which claimspriority to CN Application No. 202111075665.5, having a filing date ofSep. 14, 2021, the entire contents of both of which are herebyincorporated by reference.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The following relates to the field of computer technology, and morespecifically, to a method and system for designing AI modeling processesbased on graph algorithms.

BACKGROUND

The graph algorithm refers to a simple algorithm that used a speciallydesigned line graph to find the answer, which can be used to describethe correlation between different nodes. Undirected graphs, directedgraphs, and networks can use many common graph algorithms, thesealgorithms including: various traversing algorithms, algorithms forfinding the shortest path, and algorithms for finding the lowest costpath in the network. Nowadays, most of the application scenarios ofgraph algorithms are to find the shortest path, to find the optimalsolution, and a few use graph algorithms to do process orchestrationwork graph algorithms.

In recent years, AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology is developingrapidly, more and more diversified AI technology achievements areemerging and applied to life, such as image recognition, voicerecognition, etc. AI is, by its nature, a simulation of the informationprocessing process of the human mind. After feature analysis the featuredata recorded in a specific scene by using statistics and other methodsin modern electronic computers, an AI model is built and trained byselecting a model and algorithm, a prediction model is evaluated andgenerated, and the prediction model is used to predict scenes in similarscenes, such a process is called AI modeling, and AI modeling is dividedinto three stages: data processing and model building, and modeltraining.

At present, in the process arrangement of AI modeling, the dataprocessing and modeling processes are independent of each other, onlythe order of process execution is arranged, and the data is notcirculated among systems but kept in a fixed location, which lacksflexibility in the process arrangement, in addition, due to thedifferent characteristics of graph algorithm and tree structure, it canonly be executed from the beginning, and there are some successfullyexecuted nodes are repeatedly executed, which wastes computationalresources.

Therefore, how to improve the flexibility of AI modeling processscheduling and reduce the utilization of computational resources is atechnical problem to be solved.

SUMMARY

An aspect relates to a method for designing AI modeling processes basedon graph algorithms, to solve the technical problems of lack offlexibility and waste of computational resources in the designing of AImodeling processes in the conventional art.

In an embodiment, the method includes:

-   -   generating a graph structure including a plurality of nodes        based on graph data obtained from a front-end;    -   traversing each node in accordance with the execution order of        each node in the graph structure and adding the target node to        the list of to be executed;    -   traversing each node again according to the execution order,        executing the current node if it is in the list of to be        executed and recording the output, else skipping the current        node and recording the output, and writing the state and        execution result of each node to the database after the        traversing is completed;    -   wherein the graph data includes node information of each node in        the AI modeling process, the node information includes input and        output and parameters.

In some embodiments of this application, traversing each node inaccordance with the execution order of each node in the graph structureand adding the target node to the list of to be executed, by:

-   -   determining in turn whether the current node conforms to the        predetermined rules according to the execution order, if so,        adding the current node as the target node to the list of to be        executed;    -   wherein the predetermined rules include the current node for the        re-submitted parameters, or the current node for the last        unsuccessful execution of the node, or the current node's parent        node in the list of to be executed.

In some embodiments of this application, before traversing each node inaccordance with the execution order of each node in the graph structureand adding the target node to the list of to be executed, the methodfurther comprises:

-   -   searching the graph structure based on the depth first search        function;    -   determining the execution order based on the search results.

In some embodiments of this application, the graph structure includesinput and output nodes of the node, input and output parameters of thenode, parameter information of the node, whether the node needs torecord parameter information, the name of the node, and the functioncalled by the node.

In some embodiments of this application, the graph data is the data injson format.

Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention also propose a systemfor designing AI modeling processes based on graph algorithms, thesystem comprises:

-   -   a generation module, for generating a graph structure including        a plurality of nodes, representing an AI process, based on graph        data obtained from a front-end;    -   a first traversing module, for traversing each node in        accordance with the execution order of each node in the graph        structure and adding the target node to the list of to be        executed;    -   a second traversing module, for traversing each node again        according to the execution order, executing the current node        when it is in the list of to be executed and recording the        output, otherwise skipping the current node and recording the        output, and writing the state and execution result of each node        to the database after the traversing is completed;    -   wherein the graph data includes node information of each node in        the AI modeling process, the node information includes input and        output and parameters.

In some embodiments of this application, the first traversing module,specifically for:

-   -   determining in turn whether the current node conforms to the        predetermined rules according to the execution order, if so,        adding the current node as the target node to the list of to be        executed;    -   wherein the predetermined rules include the current node for the        re-submitted parameters, or the current node for the last        unsuccessful execution of the node, or the current node's parent        node in the list of to be executed.

In some embodiments of this application, the system further comprises asearch module for:

-   -   searching the graph structure based on the depth first search        (DFS) function;    -   determining the execution order based on the search results.

In some embodiments of this application, the graph structure includesinput and output nodes of the node, input and output parameters of thenode, parameter information of the node, whether the node needs torecord parameter information, the name of the node, and the functioncalled by the node.

In some embodiments of this application, the graph data is the data injson format.

By applying the above technical solutions, according to the graph dataobtained from the front-end to generate a graph structure including aplurality of nodes; according to the graph structure of the nodes in theorder of execution of each node and the target node into the list to beexecuted; according to the order of execution again traversed each node,in the current node in the list to be executed when the execution of thecurrent node and record the output, otherwise skip the current node andrecord the output, and write the state and execution result of each nodeto the database after the traversing is completed wherein the graph dataincludes the node information of each node in the AI modeling process,and the node information includes the input and output and parameters,so that the data processing and model arrangement can be combinedtogether, which improves the flexibility of the AI modeling processarrangement, and the nodes that have been executed successfully are notrepeatedly executed, avoiding The nodes that have been successfullyexecuted are not repeatedly executed, avoiding the waste ofcomputational resources.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Some of the embodiments will be described in detail, with references tothe following Figures, wherein like designations denote like members,wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for designing AI modelingprocesses based on graph algorithms proposed by an embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for designing AI modelingprocesses based on graph algorithms proposed by another embodiment ofthe present invention; and

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of the structure of a system fordesigning AI modeling processes based on graph algorithms proposed by anembodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following is a clear and complete description of the technicalsolutions in the embodiments of this application in conjunction with thedrawings in the embodiments of this application, and it is clear thatthe embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of thisapplication, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in thisapplication, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinaryskill in the conventional art without creative labor fall within thescope of protection of this application.

Embodiments of the present application provide a method for designing AImodeling processes based on graph algorithms, as shown in FIG. 1 ,comprising the following steps:

Step S101, generating a graph structure including a plurality of nodesbased on graph data obtained from a front-end;

In this implementation, the front-end can be a browser access webUI(Website User Interface), the front-end can be dragged and dropped toarrange the process, after the execution of the process can obtain theexecution status of the back-end process and the log of the execution.The graph data includes the node information of each node in the AImodeling process, and the node information includes the input and outputand parameters, and the graph structure including multiple nodes can begenerated according to the graph data, and the graph structure can be agraph structure according to the predefined type, for example, if thepredefined type is directed graph, the graph structure is the graphstructure of directed graph, which is a directed acyclic graph.

In order to generate an accurate diagram structure and to accuratelyexecute the process, in some embodiments of this application, the graphstructure includes input and output nodes of the node, input and outputparameters of the node, parameter information of the node, whether thenode needs to record parameter information, the name of the node, andthe function called by the node.

A person skilled in the conventional art may choose a different diagramstructure according to practical needs, which does not affect the scopeof protection of this application.

In order to generate an accurate graph structure, in some embodiments ofthe present application, the graph data is the data in json format.

In this embodiment, the diagram data is in json format, which is astring containing the information of each node of the process.

The person skilled in the conventional art can choose other formats ofdiagram data according to the actual needs, which does not affect thescope of protection of this application.

Step S102, traversing each node in accordance with the execution orderof each node in the graph structure and adding the target node to thelist of to be executed.

In this embodiment, there is a sequential order of execution for eachnode in the graph structure, and based on this order of execution, eachnode is traversed and the target node is added to the list to beexecuted.

In order to reliably add the target node to the list of to be executed,in some embodiments of the present application, each node is traversedand the target node is added to the list of to be executed in accordancewith the order of execution of each node in the graph structure,specifically:

-   -   determining in turn whether the current node conforms to the        predetermined rules according to the execution order, if so,        adding the current node as the target node to the list of to be        executed;    -   wherein the predetermined rules include the current node for the        re-submitted parameters, or the current node for the last        unsuccessful execution of the node, or the current node's parent        node in the list of to be executed.

In this embodiment, the current node is judged in order of execution,and if the current node loads the preset rules, the current node isadded to the list of nodes to be executed as the target node.

The person skilled in the conventional art can set different presetrules according to the actual situation, which does not affect the scopeof protection of this application.

In order to accurately determine the order of execution of the nodes inthe graph structure, in some embodiments of the present application,before traversing each node in accordance with the order of execution ofthe nodes in the graph structure and adding the target node to the listof to be executed, the method further comprising:

-   -   searching the graph structure based on the depth first search        function;    -   determining the execution order based on the search results.

In this implementation, a depth-first search function is used todetermine the order of execution. The depth-first search is a type ofgraph algorithm, and the process is briefly described as going deeperinto each possible branching path until it cannot go any deeper, andeach node can only be visited once. The specific process of searchingthe graph structure based on the depth-first search function is obviousto those skilled in the conventional art, and will not be repeated here.

The person skilled in the conventional art may also determine the orderof execution based on other means, such as breadth-first search, whichdoes not affect the scope of protection of this application.

Step S103, traversing each node again according to the execution order,executing the current node when it is in the list of to be executed andrecording the output, otherwise skipping the current node and recordingthe output, and writing the state and execution result of each node tothe database after the traversing is completed.

In this implementation, the nodes are traversed twice in the order ofexecution, and the target node is added to the execution list during thefirst traversing, and the current node is executed and output isrecorded when the current node is in the execution list during thesecond traversing, otherwise the current node is skipped and output isrecorded, and the status and execution results of each section arewritten to the database after the traversing is completed, waiting forthe front-end to retrieve the status for display.

By applying the above technical solutions, according to the graph dataobtained from the front-end to generate a graph structure including aplurality of nodes; according to the execution order of each node in thegraph structure traversing each node and add the target node to the listof to be executed; according to the execution order traversing each nodeagain, in the current node in the list of to be executed to execute thecurrent node and record the output, otherwise skip the current node andrecord the output, and write the state and execution result of each nodeto the database after the traversing is completed; wherein the graphdata includes node information of each node in the AI modeling process,and the node information includes input and output and parameters, sothat the data processing and model scheduling can be combined together,which improves the flexibility of the AI modeling process scheduling,and the nodes that have been executed successfully are not repeatedlyexecuted, avoiding The nodes that have been successfully executed arenot repeatedly executed and the waste of computational resources isavoided.

In order to further elaborate the technical ideas of embodiments of thepresent invention, the technical solution of embodiments of the presentinvention is described in the context of a specific applicationscenario.

This application embodiment provides a graph algorithm-based AI modelingprocess orchestration method, as shown in FIG. 2 , comprising thefollowing steps.

Step S201, start.

Step S202, transmitting graph data at the front end.

Step S203, obtain graph data.

Step S204, generating a graph structure based on the graph data anddetermining the execution order of the nodes.

In this step, the execution order is determined after searching thegraph structure based on the depth-first search function.

Step S205, the parent node is in the list of to be executed, if it is,step S206 is executed, otherwise step 207 is executed.

In this step, the first traversing of each node in execution order isperformed to determine whether the parent node of the current node is inthe pending execution list.

Step S206, add the node to the pending execution list.

Step S207, the last execution is unsuccessful, if so, step S206 isexecuted, otherwise, step S208 is executed.

In this step, determine whether the current node is the node whose lastexecution was unsuccessful.

Step S208, resubmit the parameter, if so, step S206 is executed,otherwise, step S209 is executed.

In this step, determine whether the current node is the node that hasresubmitted the parameters.

Step S209, the first traversing is completed, if so, step S210 isexecuted, otherwise, step S205 is executed.

Step S210, the list of nodes to be executed, if so, step S211 isexecuted, otherwise, step S212 is executed.

In this step, the nodes are traversed twice in the order of execution,and the nodes are judged to be in the list of pending execution.

Step S211 is executed and the output is recorded.

Step S212 is skipped and the output is recorded.

Step S213, the second traversing is completed, if so, step S214 isexecuted, otherwise, step S210 is executed.

Step S214, end.

It should be noted that the order of execution of steps S205, S207, S208can be interchanged.

Through the application of the above technical solutions, dataprocessing and model orchestration can be combined together, so thatdata can be circulated between the systems, improving the flexibility ofprocessing; in addition, will not repeat the execution of thesuccessfully executed node, to determine the implementation status ofeach node, for the data node can view the data can be saved node dataexported to other scenes to demonstrate.

The present application embodiment also presents a graph algorithm-basedAI modeling process orchestration system, as shown in FIG. 3 , thesystem comprising.

-   -   a generation module 301, for generating a graph structure        including a plurality of nodes based on graph data obtained from        a front-end, which represents an AI process    -   a first traversing module 302, for traversing each node in the        order of execution of each node in the graph structure and        adding the target node to the list of to be executed.    -   second traversing module 303, for traversing each node again in        the execution order, executing the current node when the current        node is in the list of to be executed and recording the output,        otherwise skipping the current node and recording the output,        and writing the state and execution result of each node to the        database after the traversing is completed;    -   wherein the graph data includes node information of each node in        the AI modeling process, the node information includes input and        output and parameters.

In a specific application scenario of this application, the firsttraversing module 302, specifically for.

-   -   determining, in order of the execution, whether the current node        conforms to predetermined rules, and if so, adding the current        node as the target node to the list of to be executed.

Wherein the predetermined rules include the current node is a node thathas resubmitted parameters, or the current node is a node whose lastexecution was unsuccessful, or the parent node of the current node is inthe list of to be executed.

In a specific application scenario of the present application, thesystem further comprising a search module for.

-   -   searching the graph structure based on a depth-first search        function    -   determining the execution order based on the search results.

In this application specific application scenario, the graph structureincludes input and output nodes of the node, input and output parametersof the node, parameter information of the node, whether the node needsto record parameter information, name of the node, and the way the nodeis called.

In the specific application scenario of this application, the graph datais data in j son format.

Although the invention has been illustrated and described in greaterdetail with reference to the exemplary embodiment, the invention is notlimited to the examples disclosed, and further variations can beinferred by a person skilled in the art, without departing from thescope of protection of the invention.

For the sake of clarity, it is to be understood that the use of “a” or“an” throughout this application does not exclude a plurality, and“comprising” does not exclude other steps or elements.

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 11. A method for designing AI modeling processes basedon graph algorithms, wherein the method comprises: generating a graphstructure including a plurality of nodes based on a graph data obtainedfrom a front-end; traversing each node according to an execution orderof each node in the graph structure and adding the target node to thelist of to be executed; traversing each node again according to theexecution order, executing current node if the current node is in thelist of to be executed and recording output, and if not, skipping thecurrent node and recording an output, and then writing a state and anexecution result of each node to a database after the traversing iscompleted; wherein the graph data includes node information of each nodein the AI modeling process, the node information includes input, output,and parameters; before traversing each node according to the executionorder of each the node in the graph structure and adding the target nodeto the list of to be executed, the method further comprises: searchingthe graph structure based on the depth first search function;determining the execution order based on the search results; traversingeach node according to the execution order of each node in the graphstructure and adding the target node to the list of to be executed,specificity by: determining in turn whether the current node conforms tothe predetermined rule according to the execution order, if so, addingthe current node as the target node in the list of to be executed;wherein the predetermined rule includes the current node is the nodethat has re-submitted parameters, or the current node is the node thatlast execution is unsuccessful, or the parent node of the current nodeis in the list of to be executed.
 12. The method according to claim 11,wherein the graph structure includes input and output nodes of the node,input and output parameters of the node, parameter information of thenode, whether the node needs to record the parameter information, thename of the node, the function called by the node.
 13. The methodaccording to claim 11, wherein the graph data is the data in j sonformat.
 14. A system for designing AI modeling processes based on graphalgorithms, wherein the system comprises: a generating module, forgenerating a graph structure including a plurality of nodes,representing an AI process, based on a graph data obtained from afront-end; a first traversing module, for traversing each node accordingto the execution order of each node in the graph structure and addingthe target node to the list of to be executed; a second traversingmodule, for traversing each node again according to the execution order,executing the current node if it is in the list of to be executed andrecording output, else skipping the current node and recording output,and then writing the state and execution result of each node to thedatabase after the traversing is completed; wherein the graph dataincludes node information of each node in the AI modeling process, thenode information includes input, output and parameters; the firsttraversing module, specifically for: determining in turn whether thecurrent node conforms to the predetermined rules according to theexecution order, if so, adding the current node as the target node tothe list of to be executed; wherein the predetermined rules include thecurrent node is the node that has re-submitted parameters, or thecurrent node is the node that the last execution is unsuccessful, or theparent node of the current node is in the list of to be executed; thesystem further comprises a searching module for: searching the graphstructure based on the depth first search function; determining theexecution order based on the search results.
 15. The system according toclaim 14, wherein the graph structure includes input and output nodes ofthe node, input and output parameters of the node, parameter informationof the node, whether the node needs to record the parameter information,the name of the node, and the function called by the node.
 16. Thesystem according to claim 14, wherein the graph data is the data in jsonformat.